Toyota has a widespread problem with their vsc system. My dealer wants $1800 to fix what toyota knows is a huge widespread problem for toyota tundra/sequoia. This is ridiculous and toyota needs to replace the vsc computer and engine control computer (ecc) for free. What a bunch of non-sense!
2003 Toyota Sequoia electrical complaints
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9/07 - a load noise sounded and the vehicles brakes and steering locked up on me while I was accelerating and approaching a 4 way stop light. I took the vehicle in to folsom lake toyota for service that day. They told me they could not find the problem, maybe it was do to a low charge from the battery. So I had them replace the battery. 10/1/07 a few weeks later I was accelerating and going on to the freeway when all of a sudden the brake noise sounded the steering and brakes locked up and all my engine lights came on then I completely lost power. I coasted to the side turned off the key and turned it back on again nothing happened so I turned it off and on again and it was working again. I took my vehicle back to folsom lake toyota and 3 weeks later they still can not find anything wrong with my vehicle.
2003 sequoia bought in nov 2002. Currently only have 20,474 miles. 1-1/2 yrs after buying car, brake light kept coming on. Took to 3 different dealership and no one could figure out what was wrong. Finally, on 4th attempt, they said it was skid control board. They initially tried to charge me to fix it, but ended up doing under "good will." now, a few months later, the ABS, vsc and track lights are coming on and the dealership said I need to replace the yaw sensor. They know and I know it is all related to the skid control system, but they want to charge 423.00 + tax to replace it. I think it should be free, considering the common problem they have with the skid control system. My warranty has expired and I don't have an extended warranty.
While driving at approximately 25 MPH, my 2003 limited toyota sequoia 4wd vehicle lost power, cutting the engine off in the middle of the road. Placing vehicle into park, then attempting to restart vehicle would not result in restart of vehicle. Had to have vehicle moved out of heavy traffic manually, then towed to toyota dealership. Dealer found efi fuse number 1 blown, replaced, fuse blew again at dealership, replaced fuse a 2nd time and the vehicle hasn't blown the fuse since (a couple of days later). Dealer noted they do not know why efi fuse blew either time.
Vsc/ABS/skid light on my 03' sequoia began coming on nov. 06. I went to the dealership and they said it was the ecu skid control computer and reset it. They said the lights might come back on and they have on and off for the last year. Also, noticed issues w/ the break skidding even though I recently had brakes replaced. Now I have to pay $1500 to have the ecu skid control computer replaced and the car only has 62k miles on it. Way to early to start replacing electronic parts.
2003 toyota sequoia: vsc, ABS and brake lights warning lights are on, repair was more than $600. Jb
I am another victim of the ongoing problem for 2003 toyota sequoia, vcs traction control light on. So this past weekend being on a trip the light come on and we took it to the dealership and gaves us a surprise repair $1,448.50 for part 89541-0c062 and 896300c011 $751.54 so with labor some in the 2,500 dls. So I told the service guy what was the risk of driving this unit like that. In my own words is like having an 1980's suburban. My husband did a research on the internet on tundrasulutions etc. And there are a lot of cases of this problem arousing around 40,000 miles or less. We have a 4 year old son and we are "scared" to drive this truck without of any of the safety features now I was told that the traction control computer and the main computer needed to replace and that this will disable ABS and traction controls. So this means that I have a 1980 suburban. We are very upset because we call toyota and they can't do anything about it, they refer me to the dealership service manager that probably can offer me a discount outside warranty. We need the federal safety agency to start investigating this issue there are thousands of users that already paid for this repair that don't even know how to file a complaint. Don't let this issue get out of hand, please don't waint until there are people hurt. My truck is worth around 14,000 the repair is 2500 the repair is 18% worth of the whole vehicle. Toyota knows about this problem if they sell a car with defective parts they should replace it.
Tl*the contact owns a 2003 toyota sequoia. The contact stated that the ABS light illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, who stated that the computer system failed. The vehicle has not been repaired. The current mileage is 65,800 and failure mileage was 40,000.
'2003 toyota sequoia vsc/trac/ABS indicators based on edmunds.com forums an increasing number of problems may contribute to uncontrolable accidents if this electronic computer is not fixed. Toyota dealers inidicate if an issue, car will resort back to conventional brakes & steering but examples on this were showing falsely. This appeared to need a fix immediately as the item was. Ball joint) recalled about 1-2 yrs ago, and now the problem was surfacing again.
Vsc trac off lights are on after I start the car and put into drive. Dealers service department said vsc computer is faulty and needs replacement, but they will not pay for the replacement because the warranty has expired.
I was driving on the interstate at 75 MPH and the 2003 toyota sequoia just cut completely off , no power at all. I was in the left hand lane, and it was with my family; wife , 5 and 7 year old child, and it was all I could do to merge to the right to get out of speeding traffic and on o the emergency lane. I took the car to the toyota dealership, and they checked the trouble codes, and determined it was the vsc ecu computer that controlled the skid control, but could not replace it because the part was not failing at that point. Two days later I was again driving down the expressway at 70 MPH, and the car cut off again , no power at all, and again I almost caused an accident, trying to get off the road. I had to tow the car to the dealership , as it would nt start this time , and I was told it was the vsc ecu, and would not be covered under the drivetrain warranty, it would cost me $1100 to replace. This seems to be a common problem with sequoia owners and is a definite safety problem. I am very lucky I was not involved in an accident both times when the car just cut off traveling down the highway!
The vsc & vsc trac has failed twice on this vehicle with costly repairs, the dealer was of no help with this situation the interior door handle snapped on this car.
Vsc/ABS skid control ecu failure on 2003 sequoia. Ecu failure is a known issue by every toyota sequoia owner, but toyota claims that it's not an issue. This failure requires that vsc/ABS skid control ecu be replaced at a cost of $1300 - $2100 depending on location. This should be recalled by the manufacturer or, by government intervention due to the severity of the defect and the potential for accidents and/or death resulting from the defective computer system causing the vehicle to lock up and lose power.
Vsc and trac and ABS lights come on 2003 sequoia with 38,000 miles for no reason. Dealer says yaw rate sensor bad but have had problem with these lights since purchase in 2003. Apparently, many sequoias from 2001 to present have problems like this. Toyota needs to be do something.
The vsc and trac trouble lights are coming on. The car occasionally thinks that we are skidding out of control and begins pulsating the brakes. This is very dangerous. The failure codes in the computer indicate that the skid control ecu needs to be replaced. This is expensive and not covered by warranty, but should be covered by toyota via a safety recall with an improved version. I have found a lot of complaints on the internet by owners having the same problem.
Toyota sequoia 2003 ecu computer failure (vsc/ABS light on) after just 40k miles. This is integrated into the powertrain and should be covered under the powertrain warranty which is 60 months/60,000 miles. They want me to pay 2500 dollars.
This is a complaint to nhsta regarding vsc/ABS skid control ecu failure within a 2003 toyota sequoia. This issue occurred around 60,000 miles and, unfortunately, the dealer claims no responsibility for this, nor will they cover/repair the part, although numerous complaints have already been made by other sequoia owners about this same issue. I have spoken to the dealer numerous times about this issue previously, and they said that it was nothing to worry about. It seems rather unfair to foot a bill of $2500 for a part that failed due to toyota and not me, the consumer.
Vsc light comes on periodically for no reason.
2003 toyota sequoia - almost crashed when a malfunction with the vehicle skid control ecu occurred. Caused car to lose power, brake fluttered and made grinding noise, and alarm sounded in cabin of car. Trac off and vsc trac lights came on. Thousand oaks toyota (ca) pulled codes c1203 and c1231. Quote for repair = $2100.00 (to replace trans late ecu and skid control ecu). Unfortunately, I have 41k miles on it and warranty ended at 36k (36 months was up in december of last year). Many reports of same problem in sequoias on various websites. Toyota is refusing to pay for repairs. Car has not been repaired at this time.
When we first bought the vehicle the trac system lights kept coming on and the brakes felt mushy; we took it in to toyota and they replaced the computer system which seemed to rectify the problem. Then about 9 mo to a year later the lights kept coming on again and the brakes failed twice, toyota stated they would replace the brake system fluid and the master cylinder at our cost because we had taken it elsewhere and they felt that it had contaminated brake fluid, which our mechanic stated in writing was not. Although we tried numerous times to have toyota fix it under warranty; we got the vehicle repaired through our own mechanic and then shortly later the brakes failed resulting in a crash on the freeway. When it was decided that the seq would be repaired via ins there was a code that showed up on the computer system that showed that brakes indeed did fail; however when taking it to toyota the same code did not show up. The vehicle did well, however we live by a dirt road and when traveling down the road or going around a corner quickly the trac system lights go on and now the vehicle acts like it won't go when the trac system is on and you slow down or start up again--at present the system is turned off; it has really never worked correctly.
Toyota sequoia - consistent failure of the traction control system while driving. This issue has been addressed by the dealer multiple times to no successful repair. We also have had significant issues with the rear window seals leaking and causing the window motor to fail.
Vsc/trac lights comes on when taking right hand turns causing complete power loss of vehicle or anti-lock brakes to grind vehicle to a halt. Had a very serious near miss accident when turning at intersection. Vehicle shut down and car behind me nearly rear ended me. I have located 3 tsb's related to this very serious safety issue. Entire computer module needs to be replaced at a cost of 1500.00 to me. Dealer says warranty expired and refuses to accept blame for faulty part.
Dt: brake system will grab and throw car into skid, but parts are failing intermittently. The switch on the dashboard does not shut it off. Consumer had no control of vehicle. It has been in the repair shop, and found out steering angle sensor was bad, and replaced it. Also, computer was defective. *ak the vehicle's computer was replaced also. The technician could not confirm what failed first, why either failed, or why he could not find any trouble over one year ago, when consumer noticed blinding lights on the dashboard. The consumer feels that this is a safety hazard because drivers do not have control over this active 4 wheel drive system. Also the dash control will not shut off vsc (vehicle skid control), nor any other fuse, switch, wire, or other vsc's.
We purchased a 2003 sequoia in august of 2003. The first thing that happened was the hood latch came off no biggie a $10 replacement everything a ok. Next came the oil pressure gauge it always read low. I took it to the dealership and was fixed, the cause was a faulty sender, no charge to me. On a routine oil change I asked for the alarm to be check because it was always silent. To my surprise the horn had come off lucky for me it was still under warranty so it was replaced. All this time the vsc/ trac off light keeps coming on. The dealer can't come up with a problem and they say just restart the car and they should come off. Now there is a grinding sound coming from my dash and the lights are coming on again so off to the dealership again. They can't duplicate the sound and the lights well maybe its my brakes and I have to get those replaced. I decided to wait on that. Ok now since my kids like to ride with the back windows down and I can't stand the pressure and sound in the car. (it sound as if I'm in a helicopter) I decide to roll the back window down to stabalize the pressure and what do you know it doesn't work and now my vsc / trac off and ABS lights are all on "all the time" . Now I'm at the dealership again (everyone there knows me by name now) . The vsc/ trac off and ABS light well that was a sensor that needed replacing and the window well guess what that was the grinding sound I had heard before . The motor needed to be replaced. Be ready to pay about $800 in parts and labor. Lucky for me I had purchased the extended warranty so I was left with just my deductible. I have owned 3 toyotas in the past and have always had that peace of mind "its a toyota" but now I'm not so sure. Toyota is not what it used to be. I still love the space and comfort of the sequoia but would rather do without all the service trips to the dealership.
While consumer was driving the check engine light/trac light, and ABS braking light appeared on the dashboard and remained on. Then, vehicle stalled. Consumer was unable to restart vehicle, and had vehicle towed to dealer for inspection. Mechanic determined that the battery needed to be replaced. Consumer informed mechanic that this problem recurred and had not been resolved.
The vehicle skid control and traction control light came on intermittently and caused the vehicle to lose RPM's and had no throttle response. The indicator lights flickered and the RPM's dropped and there was no control with the acceleration. Provide further details.
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